A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has been brought back A legendary golden fabric once worn only by emperors has made an astonishing comeback. Korean scientists have successfully recreated ancient sea silk—a rare, shimmering fiber prized since Roman times—...

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Researchers in South Korea have created fabric from the byssus threads of "Atrina pectinata, a pen shell commonly raised for food in Korea." It resembles the byssus thread fabric of Pinna nobilis, which used to be worn by emperors & popes

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